Stove-shelf



.SUNITED STATES 1li/.rr UNFI'y OFFICE.

y F. w. HUDSON, or nnoMnvSTnn, MASSACHUSETTS.

STOVE-SH ELF.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 89,223, dated April 20,1869.

' Know all men by these presents:

' and in which- Figure 1 represents a plan view of a stove having myinvention applied thereto. Fig. 2 represents a front view; and Fig. 3represents a section on line A B, Fig. 1.

To enable those skilled in the artto which my invention Vbelon gs tomake and use the same, I will proceed to describe it'more in detail.

This invention relates to a new manner of combining shelves forsupporting artic-les to be warmed and dried, or to be kept warm withstoves, and also in the manner of constructing and arranging the saidshelves.

The invention consists, first, in combining with a stove one or movableshelves or sup-- ports for supporting articles above the stove,substantially in the manner hereinafter described; second, in clampingor otherwise attaching an upright post, rod, or standard to the upperstove-plate, for the purpose of supporting shelves, or swin ging orother supports, as will be hereafter described; third, in combinin gwith said post, standard, or rod one or more adjustable and swingingshelves or supports, for the purposes hereafter described; fourth, incombining with said shelves and post or standard an adjustable sleevefor adjusting the shelves up and down upon said post; fifth, incombining with said post two swinging shelves, so constructed that whenswung together their upper surfaces will be upon the sainehorizonalplane for convenience of supportin g articles placed thereon,as hereafter described; sixth, so constructing the shelves that they canbe swung -back upon each side of the stove-pipe, as shown in Fig. l;seventh, in making the shelves with holes or perforations, for thepurposes hereafter explained.

In the drawings,Arepresentsa stove, which may be of the ordinary or anysuitable construction. B is a post, rod, or standard, the bottom ofwhich is connected to the center of the curved 'piece a, thc ends b b ofwhich project back at each side of the stove-pipe C, where they arefastened to the top plate, D, of the stove by means of theclamping-pieces c c and screws d d, as fully indicated in the drawings.Upon the post B is fitted avsleeve or slide-piece, E, having a thumb orset screw, e, by means of which it can be fastened to the post B, forsupporting the shelves F F at any desired height above the stove-plateD. The

yshelves F F are made with curved projecting Shanks f f, through therear ends of which holes are made to receive lthe rod or post B.

` Shanks f f are also so made as'to permit lthe shelves F F to standupon the same horizontal plane, as fully indicated in Fig. 2. Shelves FF are provided with holes g g, to render them light, and also to permitthe heated air to pass up through them to warm and dry, as the case maybe, the articles which may be placed upon the shelves.

By having the shelves so 'made that they will stand in the samehorizontal plane when brought together, as shown in Fig. 2, they can beused as one shelf for supporting articles of considerable size, while,when desirable, they can be opened, as shown in blue lines, Fig. l; or,when preferred, they 4can be turned back on each side of the stove-pipe,as fully indicated in red lines, same gure.

The shelves may be used for drying and airing dishes and pails, and alsoarticles of clothing, or for supporting dishes containing liquids orfood, as the case may be, and they can be adjusted very easily up anddown upon the post B, so as to stand at any desired distance above thestove-plate D, to obtain the requisite degree of heat.

In lien of a separate sleeve, E, the rear end of one of tlleshanks orarms j' of one of the shelves may be provided with a hub and setscrew,for adjusting and holding the shelvesA holding the curved base-piece ctto the stove- -plate D, any other suitable device maybe employed, andpost B may be fastened or secured to the top plate in any desiredmanner.

The shanks or arms ff are made so as to lap partially by each other,thereby bringing the shelves upon the same horizontal plane, as shown.

My invention has been subjected to a long and severe test, and hasproved of great practical value, and is highly prized by allhousekeepers who have tried it.

By making the shelf device so that it can be opened or spread apart, thehousekeeperis enabled to support articles in a position which j exposesthem to a great heating and drying surface.

Having described my improved shelf attachment for stoves, what I claimas new and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a stove, of one or more hinged or movableshelves, in the manner and for the purposes stated.

2. The post B, when attached to the side or top or" the stove, forsupporting a shelf or shelves, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the bottom of the post,`of a base-piece andclamping device for securing or fastening the post to the top plate ofthe stove.

4. They combination of the shelf-supporting post with the stove in sucha manner that the 'of the stovepipe.

5. The combination, with the supportingpost, of two swinging shelves, soconstructed and arranged that they can be swung to or from each other inthe same horizontal plane, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with a supporting-post, B, of two shelves and aholding device, whereby said shelves can be adjusted up and down uponthe post, for the purposes stated.

7. The combination, with a shelf-post, B, ot an adjustable sleeve, E,and thumb-screw e, or its equivalent, for the purposes stated.

8. The combination, with a supporting-post, B, of two shelves,constructed substantially as described, whereby they can be turned backby the sides of the stove-pipe, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination and arrangement, with a stove, of a shelf forsupporting articles to be dried or warmed in an elevated position abovethe top plate of the stove, substantially as herein described.

l0. The arrangement of supporting devices above the top plate of thestove in such a manner that they can be moved from or towardv each otherfor supporting articles to be aired,

dried, or warmed.

F. W. HUDSON. Witnesses:

E. J. FULLER, G. W. CARTER.

